30555 - DIGITAL ETHICS SEMINAR
Department of Law
DAMIANO CANALE
Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
CONTENT SUMMARY
The seminar consists of four sessions. In each session, a specific aspect of digital ethics will be addressed and discussed in class, based on one or more case studies. The seminar session will be focused on the following subjects:
1. Basics of moral reasoning and moral decision-making;
2. Digital technologies, accountability and uncertainty;
3. Privacy and data protection;
4. The EU Artificial Intelligence Act.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
1) think critically about ethical issues arising in the digital world;
2) apply correct forms of moral argumentation in concrete cases;
3) master the ethical skills that are needed to enhance professional responsibility in the field of digital technologies;
4) envisage the legal constraints that are going to affect the use of Artificial Intelligence in the EU countries.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
1) identify the moral implications of technological options, and to evaluate them on the basis of various forms of moral reasoning;
2) provide a justified answer to the moral problems considered in the case studies;
3) evaluate the risk of a digital innovation in the light of the requirements of professional accountability;
4) identify the technological applications of AI that will be unlawful in Europe.
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Interaction/Gamification
DETAILS
In addition to one-on-one lectures, the seminar will include the presentation of leading cases in which the use of digital technologies gives rise to ethical and legal issues. The cases will then be discussed in class and alternative solutions to the problems in question will be critically explored.
At the end of each session of the seminar, a decision-making situation will be simulated in class, and each student will be called upon to suggest a course of action that comply with a set of ethical requirements.
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment | Partial exams | General exam | |
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Teaching materials
ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Teaching materials will be provided on BlackBoard before the seminar starts.